Alonso risks clipping Bellingham's wings in balancing Madrid

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With Jude Bellingham, it's all about solutions.

Popping up with legendary goal-saving tackles, appearing in the other penalty area with equally legendary goal contributions -- he's a regular Winston Wolf from "Pulp Fiction." He solves problems.

But he also represents one. A sizable one. (And, no, not the shoulder injury that he is finally going to resolve with a minor operation as soon as this Club World Cup finishes.)

The very fact that Bellingham is an ultra-privileged footballer in terms of his voracious competitive spirit, his elite athletic capabilities and, above all, his old-school "run everywhere, do everything, be the ultimate box-to-box player" mindset makes him…